My Name is Girl: An Illustrated Guide to the Female Mind

by Nina Cosford

Venture forth—if you dare—into the hazardous territory that is the girl brain...! From the dreaded doom of bra-shopping to the delights and disasters of modern-day living, this book offers a humorous, revealing, and hugely-relatable exploration of what it means to be a girl in the twenty-first century.

Genres: Nonfiction, Graphic Novels, Feminism, Contemporary, Graphic Novels Comics

128 pages, Hardcover

First published October 4, 2016

About the author

Nina Cosford has illustrated several books for children. Her artwork also appears on greeting cards, and in magazines and advertisements. She lives in Hastings, England.

Reviews

[Jessie Pietens · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved reading this. I had the luck to meet Nina and she’s such a lovely person, which really shines through in this lovely book. The illustrations are beautiful and it’s very nice to read about some (to me) very relatable struggles. It's not a book that will make every girl feel totally understood, but I don't think that was the point. I think this book portrays the author and her struggle with every day (girly) things in a relatable way (for most readers). The book is very light-hearted and gives solace. It should, therefore, be read as a light-hearted book, and should not be dragged into heavy discussion territory, where it's accused of being "gender-enforcing" or "wrongly stereotyping girls/women". It gives a funny perspective on the little (or sometimes slightly bigger) things that get the author down in life and because it's brought up in a relatble way, it often put a smile on my face. It's an honest book about a girl and her struggles, which, in my opinion, isn't enforcing anything on anybody. This book is great, and the illustrations are amazing :) 10/10 recommend.

[Madalena Pereira · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Marina · Rating 4 out of 5]

** Books 18 - 2019 **

This books to accomplish Tsundoku Books Challenge 2019

3,8 of 5 stars!

I just falling in love with this cute, funny and also hillarious in the same time about girls! hahaha i even laugh thats so many true about us, girls.. We can't just let go from our house without thinking what is our outfit today or we should go with make up.. this books makes me laugh especially the many types of bra (it looks like so sexy? so girly?)

you can see a glimpse of the books in this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mf0N8...

Thankyou Big Bad Wolf 2019!

[Sonja · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute! I don't read many graphic novels / comics, but I love the illustration style of Nina Cosford.

[Shelley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everything we do gives off an impression of who we are, or more importantly who we want to be.

Life is to be embraced, as is myself. After all, life is work in progress, as is every girl on this planet. So be yourself because no on else can do a better job of it than you.

Pearls of Wisdom Chapter
She saw herself as a work in progress
No one has ever become poor by giving
The people that matter don't mind. The people that mind don't matter - Dr. Seuss
You can't be ALL things to ALL people
Happiness isn't about getting what you want - its about appreciating what you already have

[Lilly Marques · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Name is Girl is an amazing book, hilarious and great to guide anyone through the ins and outs of being a girl! Every page is delightful, the illustrations by Nina are creative and colourful, pure gold! You will be laughing out loud, to each glorious page. Yes and this book is one that can be read many times… to give yourself a little boost.

Well done for creating a little haven on goodness. Sweets ta

[Shima · Rating 1 out of 5]

As a so called Girl myself I did not find any similarities or shared feelings with this book! It's too girly in my opinion and too stereotypical which is not the right road to choose if you want to talk about a female mind! Drawings are cool though but honestly irrelevant to be generalised to all girls and women.

[Aufaria · Rating 3 out of 5]

I cannot stop smiling while reading this book. It’s funny and hilarious on every page. Even I just can relate on some parts, but I still enjoy reading it. But somehow, this book is kinda have no plot I guess (?). Instead of the story, Nina focused on the illustrations, an I give 4 for that

[Ari A · Rating 3 out of 5]

Comic que explica la perspectiva de una chica, sus pequeños dramas, aspiraciones, fuentes de inspiración... Algunas viñetas son divertidas y te identificas pero no es un humor desternillante. Las ilustraciones son en general bonitas. La edición es chula en tapa dura. Se lee en un rato. Entretenido.

[Jolynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute.

[Dawid Zaraziński · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ładnie narysowana, kilka plansz zabawnych i dających do myślenia, ale ogólnie to ślizganie się po powierzchni. Można zobaczyć, nie trzeba.

[M-L · Rating 3 out of 5]

🌟🌟 (2.5) Cute book with sweet illustrations but no plot? It just felt kinda random and pointless.

[littlemisszany · Rating 4 out of 5]

cute and relatable 💗💗💗

[Fozeh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute and i like her illustrations to be honest. I like how the ending chapter remind us as a woman to be aware with our life, giving, nurturing without forget about our own well-being.

[Xin Ying Peh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice illustrations, but nothing noteworthy.

[Eva Rayfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Nina’s Illustrations. So funny, dark and inspiring.

[Nisaun · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.6☆

[kamille · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars

[Alexis Gordon · Rating 5 out of 5]

So lovely overall. Lovely drawings on each page, leaving you to meditate on your own every day life, rituals, pressures, and psyche, as a girl today.

[Kelsey · Rating 3 out of 5]

A clever illustrated books about life as a female. A quick and amusing read.

[Christen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love this illustrator!!

[Stef Oropeza · Rating 5 out of 5]

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